''Courtin' Wildcats'' is a 1929 American silent

comedy Comedy is a genre of fiction that consists of discourses or works intended to be humorous or amusing by inducing laughter, especially in theatre, film, stand-up comedy, television, radio, books, or any other entertainment medium. The term o ...

Western film directed by

Jerome Storm Jerome Storm (November 11, 1890 – July 10, 1958) was an American film director, actor, and writer. He acted in 48 films between 1914 and 1941 and directed 47 films between 1918 and 1932. He was born in Denver, Colorado, and died in Desert ...

and produced by and starring

Hoot Gibson Edmund Richard "Hoot" Gibson (August 6, 1892 – August 23, 1962) was an American rodeo champion, film actor, film director, and producer. While acting and stunt work began as a sideline to Gibson's focus on rodeo, he successfully transitione ...

. It is based on the short story "Courtin' Calamity" by

William Dudley Pelley William Dudley Pelley (March 12, 1890 – June 30, 1965) was an American fascist leader, occultist, spiritualist and writer. Pelley came to prominence as a writer, winning two O. Henry Awards and penning screenplays for Hollywood films. His ...

, which had previously been filmed in 1924 as the silent western ''

The Sawdust Trail ''The Sawdust Trail'' is a 1924 American silent film, silent Western (genre), Western film produced and distributed by Universal Pictures and starring Hoot Gibson. Edward Sedgwick directed. It is based on the short story "Courtin' Calamity" by W ...

''. It was distributed through the

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. The film was a hybrid type with part talking, music, and sound effects sequences.

Cast

Preservation status

A print of ''Courtin' Wildcats'' is preserved by the Library of Congress.''Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress'', p. 36, c.1978 by the American Film Institute

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* * 1929 films 1920s Western (genre) comedy films 1929 comedy films American black-and-white films Films based on works by William Dudley Pelley Films directed by Jerome Storm Silent American Western (genre) comedy films Universal Pictures films 1920s American films 1920s English-language films {{silent-film-stub